• Reference
    FAC159/3/1
  • Title
    Letter: from Christine Dillingham at Kings Road, Flitwick to Richard Dillingham - writer is sending the certificates of the children's births and a copy of their marriage; - notes she went to Ampthill with Ben in the pushcar and that the certificates cost 2/6 and 2/8; - asks how he is getting on and to let her know if he is comfortable; - notes that it doesn't seem possible that he has gone, "I cant realise it yet"; - notes his father seem quite lost without him and visits her two, three times a day wanting to know if she has had any letters; - notes Ben cannot understand where he is and why he doesn't come home; - "The baby (Richard) is still as lively as ever, when he hears the gate bang he always thinks its you coming"; - comments that May had seen Dave Roberts and that he has got to go on the 31st of July; - notes Stanley Odell is at Farnborough in the Royal Flying Corps but is currently on holiday; - "You cant think how I miss you"; - notes Frank [Richard Dillinghams brother] came home on Thursday - asks if he can remember what was done in the way of window mending at Belview, "was it in the contract or is it extra"
  • Date free text
    June 1916
  • Production date
    From: 1916 To: 1916
  • Level of description
    item